Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 23 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:53. Gulika Kalam 08:33 to 09:53. Rahu Kalam 11:13 to 12:33. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:13 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 15:13Moonrise 05:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 23 January 2009

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 23 January

Rahu Kalam runs 11:13 to 12:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:33 to 09:53
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.11:13 to 12:33
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:13 to 16:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:48 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 08:38 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:40 Sat, then Purva Ashadha until 05:39 Sun
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:38 Sat, then Harshana until 03:30 Sun
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 19:19 · Vanija until 08:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:53Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshFriday 23 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.